Bucket.



M. C. KERSBY.

BUCKET. APPLIUATION FILED JANJG. 1913.

1 ,074, 1 v22, Patented Sept. 30, 1913.

Inventor a Attorneys unirsi) sTAfrEs VPATENT OFFICE.

MARY c. KERSEY, or AMO, INDIANA.

BUCKET.

Specification of Letters Patent. lPatented Sept, 30, 1913. Application sied January 1e, i913.A vsemina. 742,509.

To all whom tm/ay concern.' l

Be it known thatI, MARY C. KEnsEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Amo, in the county of Hendricks and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulv Bucket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvedV proceeds, the invention resides in the combi-Y nation and arrangement of parts and in. the details of construction hereinafter` described and claimed, it being understood thatl changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can Vbe made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specication and forming a part thereof, the preferable form of my invention is illustrated, in which-,

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my improved form of bucket` in position upon a sap bearing tree. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view in elevation of the bucket. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line A-A of Fig. 2. l Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the body of the bucket is substantially frustoconical in outline and is composed of the side walls 1 and the bottom 2 which isrigidly attached thereto. The upper edge of the body of the bucket is formed with a ring therearound formed by curling or bending the side walls 1 upon themselves as at 3.

.I-Iingedly mounted upon the upper reinforcing ring 3 is a lid 4, this lid being spheric segmental in outline and overlies the reinforcing ring 3 as illustrated more clearly in Fig. 2.

The spheric segmental lid t is hingedly mounted upon the body of the bucket by n means of the hinge 5. Attached to the diametrically oppositeportion of the said lid is a retaining clip 6 which is adapted to lit with-over and engaging a projecting lug 7 which projecting lug is held in position by i means ofga circular plate `8 rivetedly attachedto the bucket wall. In order that the bucketfmay be Vconveniently carried, it is vprovided withA the usual bail 9 'which bail pivotally engages a reinforcing member 'upon the bucket wall as at 9. In order that the bucket may be easily and readily mounted upon a spout or tube leading from the sap bearing tree, a suitable opening is provided in the side wall of the bucket at 10 into which opening is rigidly mounted a bearing 13 which is provided with an outstanding annular flange 12 which annular flange s adapted to be held rigidly to the side walls of the bucket by rivets or other suitable means. As will be apparent from Fig. 1, the tube 11 which is embedded in the tree is adapted to project within the bearing 13 to thereby support the bucket thereon. Thus it will be apparent that the entire bucket is adapted to be supported upon the tube 11, which support-ing means will allow the bucket to be readily disengaged therefrom and carried to the place to which the sap is to be collected. The bucket having been emptied may be readily reinserted upon the tube support 11 which operation may be easily and quickly performed. My improved sap receiving bucket will therefore be efficient and convenient in use, the structure being such that it may be readily Vmanufactured and by reason of the particular configuration of the lid, any and all liability of dirt or other objectionable material entering the bucket and thereby rendering the sap impure will be eliminated. The construction of the lid is also one which possesses the greatest strength with the minimum amount of material therein. Suitable means have been supplied for hingedly mounting the lid upon the bucket body and also a suitable catch for retaining the lid in a closed position when the bucket is mounted upon the sap bearing tree.

Having thus fully described the construction and pointed out the advantages of` my improved structure, what I claim to'be new and original with me is 1. In a sap receiving receptacle, a frustoconical body portion, a spherical segmental l thereby rigidly hold said tubular support within said opening.

2. A sap gathering receptacle comprising a body portion, a lid projecting' over the side walls thereof and hingedly secured thereto,l

means for retaining said lid in a closedv position, a bail secured to said body portlon,

said side walls provided with an aperture adj aeent-the upper extremity thereof, a suping member adapted to receive .gering spout thereln.

porting member eomprising'a hollow shank and flange and secured to the inside of said Aside walls and with the hollow shankezsitend ing through the said aperture, said supporta. sap deliv- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiiXed my signature `in the presence of two witnesses.

`MARY C. KERSEY; Witnesses: w V

WM. HUNT, E. L. FUsoN.

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